MORNING SENTINEL • February 6, 2022
The city’s browntail moth surveyresults draw a troubling picture. One resident wrote that tens of thousands of browntail moth caterpillars were crawling on the house and had to be scraped off with soapy water. Many people reported experiencing itchy rashes on their skin and said browntail defoliated their trees and caused some trees to die. City Councilor Thomas Klepach launched a browntail investigation last year after residents reported having problems. City officials are trying to determine whether nests can be destroyed and if people want help with treatment efforts.